i think it was a heart attack. He’d had a history of heart problems - I understand that was one reason he retired. The stress of the church split can’t have helped. I believe that he was truly surprised when things spiraled out of control in 1990=91. But that was already a decade behind him when he died.
I think he died over the 4th of July weekend, or right before. Seems like the new pastor was to start on July 1.
Thanks for the info. I didn’t know about the church split.